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Category Archives: Taking Care of

How to propagate baobabs from cut branches successfully

Posted on 31. January 2021 by Heike Pander — 18 Comments ↓
Baobab Cuttings in container with water

Baobabs – like many other plants – propagate from a seed that is tiny for their size. This is the usual way and easy for plant lovers to germinate their Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology, Biology-tree, Projects, Taking Care of, Tree_Usage, Usage | Tagged cutting back, propagating, propagating baobabs from cuttings | 18 Comments ↓

Baobab seeds germinated – what now?

Posted on 30. December 2020 by Heike Pander — 17 Comments ↓
First baobab leaves unfold

Taking Care of germinated baobab seeds – an overview: In summary, I found that baobab seeds thrive best if they are planted in early summer in a pot that is Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Taking Care of | Tagged baobab care, Baobab Seeds, germination, Taking care of baobabs | 17 Comments ↓

Aaron’s baobab secret

Posted on 3. May 2020 by Heike Pander — 2 Comments ↓
Aaron Nemutshenzheni vor seinem Baobab, Limpopo, Südafrika

Under a sky densely covered with clouds I navigate our vehicle through deep puddles of water that fill almost the entire road. If I didn’t know better, I would say Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Biology-tree, Projects, Taking Care of, Tree_Usage | Tagged Aaron Nemutshenzheni, Baobab, Baobab Guardian, Limpopo Province, Muswodi Dipeni, South Africa | 2 Comments ↓

A Baobab Guardian’s success story

Posted on 26. March 2020 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Guardian Evelina Tshitete with a copy of my book "111 reasons, to love South Africa" which includes a chapter about her and the little baobab, Heike Pander

We’re on our way to Mukovha wa Bale to meet Baobab Guardian Evelina Tshitete. Along with Dr. Sarah Venter of the Baobab Foundation and Noemie Bauer, I would like to Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, General, Taking Care of, Tree_Usage | Tagged Baobab Foundation, Baobab Guardian, Dr. Sarah Venter, Evelina Tshitete, Limpopo Province, South Africa | Leave a reply

Baobab leaves: growing in spring

Posted on 28. February 2020 by Heike Pander — 38 Comments ↓

The days are getting longer and my baobabs enjoy the sunshine on their windowsill in the living room. More daylight and the warmth bring out fresh green baobab leaves. Little Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology-leaves, Taking Care of, Usage | Tagged baobab annual lifecycle, baobab leaf, Baobab leaves, baobab leaves yellow | 38 Comments ↓

Watering Baobabs – How to to do it properly

Posted on 26. August 2019 by Heike Pander — 34 Comments ↓
Little Baobab, germinated from seed in the wild

Your “baobab adventure” starts with the successful germination of the baobab seeds you planted. It is crucial for the little saplings to survive the first three months – until they Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology-tree, General, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Sapling, watering baobabs | 34 Comments ↓

Visiting a Baobab Guardian

Posted on 30. April 2019 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Martha Kwerana next to an old baobab, Zwigodini Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa, © Heike Pander

Today is a special day as we visit Martha Kwerana at her house in Zwigodini village in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. We were here at the very same Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Projects, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Guardian, Baobabs, Martha Kwerana, South Africa, Zwigodini Village | Leave a reply

Baobab seeds: how they germinate easily

Posted on 4. October 2018 by Heike Pander — 45 Comments ↓
Baobab Seedlings, a few days old

Baobab – grow your own from seeds from Heike Pander on Vimeo. Germinating baobab seeds: some say it is easy, others complain about the low seed germination rates. Tips & Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, baobab germination, Baobab Seeds, Grow baobab seeds | 45 Comments ↓

Planting baobabs is worth the effort

Posted on 28. August 2018 by Heike Pander — 19 Comments ↓
Baobabs

Baobabs are great plants with fantastic characteristics – they have adapted perfectly to their environment. They provide food, housing and shelter for humans and animals alike in their countries of Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Projects, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab bonsai, Baobab Seeds, planting Baobabs | 19 Comments ↓

Grow Baobabs From Seeds at home

Posted on 26. August 2016 by Heike Pander — 98 Comments ↓
Baobab from Seed to Seedling, 2016

Baobab – grow your own from seeds from Heike Pander on Vimeo. Follow these steps to grow baobabs from seeds successfully: Baobab Seeds: nowadays it is easy to buy baobab Continue Reading →

Posted in Biology-Seeds, General, Seed_Usage, Taking Care of | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Seeds, germination, grow Baobab | 98 Comments ↓

A Day with the Baobab Guardians

Posted on 25. June 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Guardians, Venda

We are finally ready: off we go together with Dr. Sarah Venter and Blessing Mamubeda to some villages in the Venda area. We plan to visit Baobab Guardians – women Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Taking Care of, Tree_Usage | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Guardians, Baobab Saplings, Baobab Seedlings, Growing Baobab, Venda | Leave a reply

Baobab Guardians: Trees for the future

Posted on 21. June 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Sapling

We are still in the Venda area of South Africa. Today we visit the Baobab Guardians with Dr. Sarah Venter, baobab ecologist and entrepreneur. The Guardians are women who take Continue Reading →

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Video: “Baobabs – why they look the way they do…”

A short video with an attempt to explain why they look the way they do... To watch click on the photo, please.

Video: “Baobabs – a little introduction”

A short video introduction with basic information about Baobabs. To watch click on the photo, please.

“Baobabs – Icons of the Savannah”

Publication available in English and German. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Baobabs – Giants of the Savannah”

Photo Live Presentation about Baobabs in the Southern African Region. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Travel Acquaintances”

Photo-Live-Presentation about my Motorbike-Tour in the Southern African Region - including photographs and stories of baobabs and animals. For more information click on the photo, please.

Motorbike Adventure

"Not all went as planned. A journey through Southern Africa." MotorradAbenteuer, Ausgabe 2/2012 ma-logo-frei

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